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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE EDITORIAL PAGE FEATURES OSHAWA - THE OSHAWA TIMES . (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE (Established 1863) i : An independent newspaper published daily except Sunday by The Times Publishing Company of Oshawa, Limited, Arthur R. Alloway, President and Managing Director. 6 COMPLETE CANADIAN PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE es-Gagette is a member of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Times the Ontario Provincial Dailies Association and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Authorized as Second Class Matter, Post Office Department, Ottawa, Canada. i SCR on ATED ort Att Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, , Brooklin, Perry, or Pickering, 24c per week, $12.00 per year. By outside carrier delivery areas anywhere in Canada and Englana per year, $3.50 for 6 months, $2.00 for 3 months. U.S. subscriptions $9.00 per year. Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 7.73 é THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE APRIL, 1947 THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1947 Mother's Day Mothers throughout Canada and the United States on Sunday next will be enthroned as queens of many homes and Mothers loved long since or recently but lost awhi.e will also be remembered If only all the world could pause on this day to pay tribute to Motherhood through all the centuries it would be one of the] many honors will be paid to them. and honored through the symbol of the white flower. most beautiful and most revered on the world's calendar. Little heed need be given to the origin of Mother's Day, for only the sentiments in connection with it, not merely displayed in gifts but in love and devotion of children to their mothers, really count. We know that the day, like other yearly sentimental observances, *as been so greatly commercialized that its true meaning is in danger of obscur- ity. Today great stress is being laid on the sanctity of the domestic and social relationships of life, in which mothers should play an important role. If in any of our modern homes mother is not loved and honored as she should be, it is due partly to the breaking down of the family altar where once mother, and father too, taught love of God and of parents to their children, and partly due to the fact that many mothers for more reasons than one, spend less time. in their homes with their children. It is perhaps more true today than at any other time in history that "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." Mothers everywhere have found a new freedom-- they have entered political, industrial, professional and Social realms, and great is their influence today at every polling booth. We suggest that this love for the larger and seemingly more important things in life may in many .in- stances be akin to the love which makes a home and com- mands respect and obedience from children. If such is the case, let us include in our Mother's Day tributes thanks and appreciation for moral and spiritual guidance in the citadel of the home, and for the great and rich contribution women are making on behalf of all humanity in the wider spheres of their influence. ® Readers' Views STATEMENTS NOT REFUTED Editor, Times-Gazette, Dear Sir: In answering your editorial of April 24, I quoted facts in relation to profits, productivity and the need for an increase in wages, and I feel insulted when an ignoramus attempts to discredit my letter. Take G. V. Fell for instance, he ts how easy it is to obtain statistics, but in his letter he neither refutes my figures or offers any of his own. Like Mr. Fell's other statements he is also incorrect when he says I have become a pro- perty owner. My family and I are still renting rooms, and according to his address he is renting rooms also. Possibly he could put a little pressure on the Drew administra- tion to implement their election platform and provide us with some low rental houses. In regard to my starting a busi- ness, I have pointed out before that workers only receive enough wages to buy the necessities of life. There are some exceptions, when during a prosperity period by denying your- self and your far ily or your wife going to work, the individual can save enough to start a small busi- ness, but out of every 100 small businesses started less than five per cent. survive. Mr. Fell should not judge a man's intelligence by the length of his beard, if he can't write facts, I suggest he try writing fiction. Hoping you will find space for this letter, I remain, Yours truly, WILLIAM RUTHERFO! +94 Olive Avenue, Oshawa. o Other Editors A READING ROBOT (Brandon Sun) 'They are making a robot to read out loud. Just the thing for the reading of minutes. ALL THE BLAME (Kitchener Record) Some German generals now say that Chamberlain's visit to' Hitler at Munich in 1938 prevented an at- tack on Adolf's life. Poor old Neville--he got blamed for every- thing. A MAJOR CAUSE (St. Thomas Times-Journal) More extensive reforestation pro- grams are long overdue if, as many believe, the depletion of forests has a whole lot to do with the more frequent and serious nature of floods everywhere. KEEP THE SUBSTANCE (St. Catharines Standard) Said External Affairs Minister St. Laurent to Parliament: "All mem- bers of the Commonwealth regard imperial preferences as something quite precious which we do not in- tend to give up unless we get something which together we con- sider is better than what we already have." In brief, there will be no giving up the substance for the shadow. WHAT IS "APPLE PIE ORDER"? (Guelph Mercury) Why do we use the expression 'Procedure And Palestine Diplomatic protocol and involved points of procedure This has been demonstrated again during the present United Nations have always plagued international conferences. session. While the assembly debates procedural issues in con- nection with Palestine, the Holy Land itself boils with age- old tensions deepened and sharpened by terrorism and fierce "apple pie order" when we mean that things are exactly in their right place? Because every Satur- day a certain Puritan dame, Hep- zibah Merton, made a practice of baking two or three dozen apple pies to last her family through the week on which it was to be used, and the pantry, thus arranged, was said to be in apple pie order. PREFERENCE IN ESCORTS (Tatler and Bystander, London) An American woman visiting in nationalism. None of the speeches at the special session on Palestine has indicated as yet how conflicting Arab and Jew- ish claims can be harmonized or even discussed on a dispas- sionate level. Great Britain transferred the Palestine problem to the U.N. arena, suggesting simply that a fact-finding committee be established to conduct a thorough investigation of the situation and report back to the U.N. Assembly in September. But neither the Arab states nor the Jewish Agency, chief Jewish administrative body in Palestine, were content with such cut and dried procedure. Both were anxious to present a strong case before any committee swung into action. Arab spokesmen from all five Arab states in the U.N. had full op- portunity to do so in the assembly's plenary sessions, but the Paris before the war went to a bureau which provided American men as escorts. When informed that she could engage either a Northerner or a Southerner, she asked the difference, and was told that the Southerners were gallant and debonair, while the Northern- ers were smooth talkers and ro- mantic. "Well, then," she said, "I'll take a Southerner from as far north as possible!" MAIL DELIVERY IN LARGE TOWNS (Hanover Post) The Téwn Council of Petrolia is recommending adoption of mail"de- livery for towns of 2,500 population and over. They are seeking the Jewish Agency was barred since, according to majority de- cision, it represented no recognized state. After a four-day wrangle, the assembly decided to allow the Jewish case to be heard by the 55-member U.N. political committee, headed by Lester B. Pearson, Canada's Under Secretary of State. Following consideration of the Jewish Agency's statements, the political committee will advance to the next stage--formation of a' Palestine inquiry body. A new and bitter fight may develop over the composition of this latest in a series of fact-finding committees on Pales- tine. Only after this final procedural obstacle has: been hurdled can the actual claims and counter-claims on behalf .of Palestine's strife-buffeted inhabitants be examined. Collective Action For Peace During his recent visit to Trenton RCAF Station, the Hon. Brooke Claxton, Minister of National Defense, declared that he shared the views of others that we must preserve peace through collective action. The minister during his inspection of the station saw evidence of that collective action between Great Britain, Canada and the United States through the exchange of officers of these Anglo Saxon countries, carrying out a care- fully planned co-ordination of our defense services. Of course, the minister was speaking of collective action in a broad sense, having in mind no doubt that all peace- loving people and nations must co-ordinate their efforts to They must be prepared to act collectively for preserve it. the attainment and preservation of life's better way. support of other municipalities in Ontario for their resolution. This idea seems to have gained in pop- ularity and there is no doubt that some day in the not too distant fu- ture all citizens, both rural and ur- ban, will enjoy mail delivery serv- ice, If this matter comes before the Hanover Town Council they will doubtless give it their best con- sideration, ELIZABETH'S BIRTHDAY VOW (New - York Sun) "Deprived by her sex of those ceremonies in which previous heirs have dedicated themselves to the people over whom they one day will reign, she (Princess Elizabeth) did something that was not possible for them--made her vow of dedication with the whole world listening. Tt was the dignified passing of a mile- stone in a. life which, because of the part which the British crown plays in holding together such a large segment of the world's population, 1s of interest to all mankind." A DRIP-PROOF TAP (UK. Information Office) A drip-proof tap, the washer of which can be changed without turn- ing the water off at the main, has recently appeared in Britain. Con- sisting of only six parts, it is based 0a a new principle resulting from. wartime advances 'in hydraulic equipment in aircraft. Two wash- ers, made of a new synthetic resili- ent material, replace the normal one. Sealing is effected by water pressure. After turned on and off 1,000,000 times in laboratory tests-- the equivalent of 40 years of household use--the tap was as good as new, 4 0 Sodan i ~Talburt in The New York World-Telegram e For A Laugh eA Bit of Verse PROOF \ Mrs. Jones was very proud of her son, who showed promise as an athlete. "Yes, he must be a very fast runner," she explained proudly to a neighbor. "Look at this news- paper report of the sports yester- day. It says he fairly burned up the track. "And it's quite true," she added confidentially. "I went to see the track this morning and it's nothing but cinders." Embarrassing A very plain bishop was visit- irg one of his rectors who had a small daughter, When the little girl was brought into the room she sat down and stared at him. "Darling," said her mother, go and shake hands." But the child went on staring, and then as if recollection had come to her, she said, "I once gave you some nuts at the Zoo" SELLER OF HOMES You cannot sell me a house, sir, But you tan sell me a tree And a tangle of bittersweet holding Autumn's bright treasury. A spring with a fringe of feathery fern And a smother of 'orchard grass, And a sudden surprise in a little glade, Where shadows lightly pass. You can sell me a hive of humming And a nest in the spreading tree, And an emerlld meadow calling To my little gay dog and me, And O, Mr. Seller of Homes, if you find This wealth and a house for fee, With heartease filling a tiny spot, You have sold 4 home to me. --Cora Wallace. In The Chicago Tribune. HENHOUSE HUMOR (Petertorough Examiner) A poultry expert says that hens should be amused. What about pip- ing to them some of those allegedly funny radio programs. Those should be a riot in a henbouse. Don'ts Listed For Springtime ] Farmers are expected to contrib- ute a large portion of the estimated $57,500,000 to be spent on painting up Canada during 1947. With the advent of the spray gun which fac- ilitates easier painting, the average rural dweller has become more paint-conscious ahd is, realizing that a good paint job on his build- ings not only prolongs their life but makes his farm a pride to the community, Experts who look at painting with a scientific eye, recommend that buildings when grouped compactly around the farm house, should be treated as one unit. They see no reason why the same color scheme adopted for the house should not be continued, with minor modifica- tions, on the other buildings. Nine basic painting "don'ts" have been laid down to guide those who intend to put a new dress on their buildings this season. These are-- Don't 'paint over a wet surface or during wet weather. Don't paint over a surface that is not perfectly clean. Dont pile a number of paint coats, on top of the other. In time the coats will be so heavy they will break down of their own weight. Don't apply paint heavily. Brush out well. Don't fail to stir the paint thor- oughly before application, Don't apply succeeding coats without allowing sufficient time for thorough drying between coats. Don't fail to paint surfaces often enough to prevent deterioration, It is false economy to attempt to save money by postponing painting when | it should be done. Don't neglect to read label direc- tions and follow them carefully particularly with regard to adding thinners. Don't buy cheap paint and expect satisfactory results. CHINESE IDEA In 751 AD. the Chinese import- ed their paper-making skill to the Arabs and it then became available to the rest of the world, ® 30 Years Ago W. McMullen, Private John only son o: Mr. McMullen, was reported killed in the attack on Vimy, He had en- listed with the 116th Battalion but was drafted into the 18th B .ttalion before going to France. To commemorate the founding of their order, close to 300 Odd- fellows of Corinthi.n, Phoenix and Rebekah Lodges as well as the Ontario Encampment march- ed to King Street Methodist and Mrs. Fred Church. They heard a sermon on "The Things That Cannot Be Shaken" by Rev. J. 8. I. Wilson. C. U. Peeling, pointing out that he would leave Oshawa in a few w eks, resigned from the Board of Education, His Honor Judge McGillivray, Town Clerk Morris, Reeve Mason and W. E. N. Sinclair completed a full-scale revision of the voters' list. ; Miss Amy Fraser and J, A. Robb, both of Whitby, were gran- ted the B.A. degree at Queen's University, M. C. Allin, also of Whitby, received the B.S, degree at the same convocation. Typical Fares To Brockville Montreal Ottawa .. OW FAREs / For scenic enjoyment, easy-riding comfort, convenience, and low cost -- travel by motor coach! 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